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Coloured print showing the Montgolfière balloon launched from Château de la Muette, 21 November 1783

Coloured print showing the Montgolfière balloon launched from Château de la Muette, 21 November 1783

1783

Watercolour of Soane (Koilwar) Bridge mid-construction

Watercolour of Soane (Koilwar) Bridge mid-construction

1860-02-25

Coloured print showing the ascent of a Montgolfière balloon at Versailles, 19 September 1783

Coloured print showing the ascent of a Montgolfière balloon at Versailles, 19 September 1783

1783

Watercolour of Connagore bungalow and East Indian Railway works in Konnagar, India

Watercolour of Connagore bungalow and East Indian Railway works in Konnagar, India

1853-11-03

Watercolour of a Mughal bridge near Rajmahal, Jharkhand, India

Watercolour of a Mughal bridge near Rajmahal, Jharkhand, India

1857

Drawing of Walter Bourne, East Indian Railway Resident Engineer, Mugra District, India

Drawing of Walter Bourne, East Indian Railway Resident Engineer, Mugra District, India

1857

Portrait of Jane Hackworth

Portrait of Jane Hackworth

1825

Coloured vue d'optique print showing the ascent of a Montgolfière balloon at Versailles, 19 September 1783

Coloured vue d'optique print showing the ascent of a Montgolfière balloon at Versailles, 19 September 1783

1783

Cumulostratus; as produced by the inosculation of Cumulus with Cirrostratus

Cumulostratus; as produced by the inosculation of Cumulus with Cirrostratus

1849

Thetford, Norfolk

Thetford, Norfolk

1937-1939

Two watercolours, Coolies and bullock hackeries collecting materials, and Bengalee brickmaking

Two watercolours, Coolies and bullock hackeries collecting materials, and Bengalee brickmaking

1852

Watercolour of a lane scene at Mor near Barh, India

Watercolour of a lane scene at Mor near Barh, India

1856-02-06

Chatham dockyard, ropery

Chatham dockyard, ropery

1983

Drawing of James Watt's Rotary and Semi-Rotary Engines 1782

Drawing of James Watt's Rotary and Semi-Rotary Engines

1897

A home-made 'lockdown cinema', designed to sit over a laptop to produce the illustion of cinema attendance. Made by Tom Kingsley, London, January 2021 and first demonstrated on his Twitter feed.

Home-made lockdown cinema for laptop

January 2021

Coloured Drawing of Hooper's windmill for grinding corn, 1802

Coloured Drawing of Hooper's windmill for grinding corn

1802

Sectional drawing of a steam boiler.

Sectional drawing of a steam boiler

1859-1862

Drawings showing bridge over the Grand Junction Canal at Long Buckby, Northamptonshire for the London & Birmingham Railway Co., Contract 6F. c.1835. 6 sheets in folder, line drawings with wash, various scales.

London & Birmingham Railway Co. drawings of bridge at Long Buckby

circa 1835

Framed Sectional Drawing, full size, of Bailey's Copper Cap Fusible Plug No.46186

Framed Sectional Drawing

1888

Drawing of steam cylinder to show valve operation made in Museum 1903

Drawing of steam cylinder to show valve operation

1903

Drawing of Automatic Restarting Hot Water Injector. Made in Museum from white print (Inv. No.1921-150) supplied by Davies & Metcalfe Ltd., Romiley

Drawing of Automatic Restarting Hot Water Injector

ink

Mill Engine at Ellenroad Ring Mill, by Edna Lumb 1974. Painting, mixed media, 135x80cm. in modern frame, 145x90x3cm. Signed and dated br. Shows interior of engine house, with engineer

Mill engine at Ellenroad Ring Mill

1974

Watercolour painting of Iron Duke at Chippenham Station, c.1850, by Sean Bolan, 1984. Shows Iron Duke with carriages at platform. Passengers on platform. Passengers looking across the tracks from the other platform. Rear of a departing train. 22.0472 x 30.315 in, 56 x 77 cm

Iron Duke at Chippenham Station c1850

1984

Watercolour, Bullet Train, cartoon artwork depicting the cats Yorkatt and Eric viewing the Japanese Shinkansen Series 0 bullet train on display at the National Railway Museum, by Wolf (Richard Stansfield), 2003. Depicts a grey and a ginger cat, seen from the rear, in the foreground as visitors view the Shinkansen. A speech bubble reading 'Awesome!' appears above the grey cat. Signed at bottom right "Wolf'" with the title "Bullet train" below. Published in the York Evening Press newspaper.

Artwork for cartoon - Bullet train shows Yorkcats in front of Bullet train

2003

Ink line and watercolour technical illustration of Concorde BAC Aerospatiale aircraft, by Trevor Alner [1985]. 122 x 244cm. in large wood frame. [Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and Design, Department of technical illustration, exhibited Science Museum, A way of explaining, 1987, no.197]

Concorde BAC Aerospatiale

1985

Watercolour, Southern Railways "King Arthur" No 453 en route, by G. S. Cooper, c.1960.

SR locomotive King Arthur No 453

1960

Watercolour, unsigned. Opening of Yarmouth Station, shows train leaving station surrounded by crowds of onlookers, bunting flying above. Accompaning note:- This picture come out of Yarmouth Southtown stationmaster's office. The line closed down 4th May 1970. Most probably represents the opening of the station and the first train in 1857, to Beccles and Ipswich." 9.8425 x 13.7008 in.

Opening of yarmouth station

Chatham Dockyard Ropery. wash drawing by Edna Lumb, 1983, signed inscribed and dated

Chatham Dockyard Ropery. wash drawing by Edna Lumb

1983

Painting, watercolour, Stockton & Darlington composite railway carriage c1835, preserved at York Museum, by AJF, 1924.

watercolour railway carriage c1835

1924

Painting of Armorial Bearings of The Midland Railway Co. By J E McGuiness. Leeds Poly . Design Project. Watercolour on Paper , h. 207mm x w. 253mm.

Coat of Arms of the Midland Railway

Painting, watercolour, The Record Breaking Run of Mallard by Phil Belbin, about 1984 to 1988. Depicts the London & North Eastern Railway locomotive Mallard breaking the world speed record for a steam locomotive on 3rd July 1938. Mallard is shown on the east coast main line at Stoke Bank, hauling a dynamometer car and passenger carriages, with steam billowing along the train.

Watercolour

circa 1984-1988